See the heartwarming moment in the video aboveA North Carolina prom proposal has gone viral. Rachel Newberry and Ben Robinson have been friends since they were toddlers. Newberry told WLOS that she wanted to find a special way to invite Robinson to Mountain Heritage High School prom. "I wanted to do something big and special for Ben because I know he deserves that. He deserves something over-the-top and crazy," Newberry said. Newberry invited him into the auditorium, where "You Got A Friend in Me" played and her friends handed him flowers as he walked toward the stage. Newberry met her dream date there while holding a sign asking him to prom. "Ben, will you go to prom with me?" she asks in the video."Yes!" he replies.Overcome with emotion, Robinson collapses on the steps of the stage, burying his face in his hands."I did all of this, just for you," Newberry tells him, wrapping him in a hug.The video has gone viral, being shared on Twitter more than 1,200 times."I thought I was going to start crying before he even came into the auditorium," Newberry said. "I was so excited and nervous."

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A North Carolina prom proposal has gone viral.

Rachel Newberry and Ben Robinson have been friends since they were toddlers.

Newberry told WLOS that she wanted to find a special way to invite Robinson to Mountain Heritage High School prom.

"I wanted to do something big and special for Ben because I know he deserves that. He deserves something over-the-top and crazy," Newberry said.

Newberry invited him into the auditorium, where "You Got A Friend in Me" played and her friends handed him flowers as he walked toward the stage.

Newberry met her dream date there while holding a sign asking him to prom.

"Ben, will you go to prom with me?" she asks in the video.

"Yes!" he replies.

Overcome with emotion, Robinson collapses on the steps of the stage, burying his face in his hands.

"I did all of this, just for you," Newberry tells him, wrapping him in a hug.

The video has gone viral, being shared on Twitter more than 1,200 times.

"I thought I was going to start crying before he even came into the auditorium," Newberry said. "I was so excited and nervous."